Firebird65 Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 Found this rather incredible ad while doing some research on Aldine. E.C. Robertson was the Houston promoter who helped put Aldine on the map with several brochures and advertisements from 1908 to about 1912. This may not have been one of his better ideas. Farming with dynamite. LOL! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 I seem to recall that using explosives to blast away stumps from a new field or get rid of large boulders was a "common" (and I use that word loosely) practice as new lands were being settled and farmed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 Big boom is still used from time to time... http://www.tv.com/shows/this-old-house/this-old-new-house-3358992/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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